Interest for Kelleher include USC, Clemson

By Eric Guimaraes

Junior OL Nolan Kelleher (6-6 290) of Wando is receiving interest from Clemson, USC, NC State, Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke, Georgia Tech and Mississippi State among others. He named Clemson, Stanford and Notre Dame among his favorites. "Clemson is awesome in every way," said Kelleher. "They have been great to me and treat me really well." He has attended games at Clemson, USC, Notre Dame, NC State, Georgia Tech and heads to Duke this weekend. "When I was at NC State, it just seemed that they always had me in the front of the line," he said. "When we went on the field before the game, the student section chanted my name. I couldn't believe it and it felt really good." He has been invited to camp at Stanford and is considering it. "To get an offer from them would be pretty cool," he admitted. As for Notre Dame he was impressed with the atmosphere and the school saying, "It was packed and loud there. They've got a good football team and it's a good engineering school." Kelleher is also showing itnerest in USC comparing it to Clemson. He did not name a leader.

USC head coach Frank Martin and assistant Matt Figger flew to California Monday for an in home visit and dinner with 7-0 center target Conor Clifford of Saddleback JC, CA according to Clifford's coach. 'I imagine they set up a visit with him," coach Andy Ground said. Ground did not know the date for the official visit but said he would be talking...

OL Clark Yarbrough (6-6 273) of Woodberry Forest, VA is one of the nation's most sought after offensive linemen, and as he comes down the stretch of his recruiting activities, Clemson and USC are both major players according to his coach. Yarbrough visited both schools earlier this month and both figure to be on his list when he makes his...

OL Branton Autry (6-4 320) of Coffeyville JC, KS is getting a lot of interest from USC these days and when he gets around to deciding on official visits he will take this summer and fall, he's confident the Gamecocks will get one.

Laurens DB Thomas Jones (6-3 200) is gaining momentum in recruiting circles. He recently was offered by North Carolina and Saturday he picked up an offer from USC while attending a junior day. He also has offers from Duke, Charlotte and Miami of Ohio and Clemson is showing some interest. He plans to go to Clemson for the spring game April 11th.

6-4 Jamall Gregory of Washington, DC made an official visit to USC over the weekend with his mother and he's now ready to make his college decision. Gregory said he plans to decide between the Gamecocks and Kansas State between now and Wednesday. He has not yet visited Kansas State.